This graph shows the number of hires, in thousands, each month over the past decade here in the US.

Most importantly, what this graph shows you is that even when the economy is rough, most hires are replacement hires — hires, that is, to replace employees who have departed the firm.

Now, there's no doubt that things have gotten tougher: - The average number of hires from January 2002 through December 2008 was 5 mm hires per month. (4,999,000 to be exact) - Since January 2009, that number has been 4 mm hires per month (4,024,000 to be exact).

So the overall level of hiring has dropped by one million hires each month. That's why unemployment is stubbornly high, and why millions have given up looking.

But, looking on the bright side, what this graph also tells us is that even in a crummy economy, there are still about 4 million new hires every month.

And that's because companies are always replacing people who have left. Yes, some who have been fired or laid off, but the vast majority to replace those who retired, quit, or left for better opportunities elsewhere.

So the important thing for you to remember is that while the economy as a whole might not be creating more new jobs, companies are still hiring plenty of people, all the time, to replace those workers who have moved on to greener pastures.

Hiring people like you.

So keep up your good spirits this week,I know there's one job in those four million for you…